 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pagina’s
...crowd, and buz, and murmunngs, Of this great hive, the city. Ah ! yet, ere I descend to th' grave, May I a small house and large garden have ; And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too ! And (since love ne'er will from me flee), A... | |
 | John Brewster - 1802 - 330 pagina’s
...and we shall eat and live for N° XXV, On Books of Piety. Ah ! yet ere I descend the grave, May la small house and large garden have! " And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too! COWLEY'S WISH. IN enumerating the blessings of... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 476 pagina’s
...crowd, and buzz, and murmurings, Of this great hive, the city. Ah ! yet, ere I descend to th' grave, May I a small house and large garden have ; And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too ! And (since Love ne'er will from me flee), A... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pagina’s
...crowd, and buz, and murmurings, of this great hive, the City. Ah ! yet, e'er I descend to th' grave, may I a small house and large garden have ! and a few friends, and many books, both true, both wise, and both delightful too ! and since Love ne'er will from me flee, a mistress... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pagina’s
...crowd, and buz, and murmurings, of this great hive, the City. Ah ! yet, e'er I descend to th' grave, may I a small house and large garden have \ and a few friends, and many books, both true, both wise, and both delightful too ! and since Love ne'er will from me flee, a mistress... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pagina’s
...and buz, and murmurings, oi this great hive, the City. Ah I yet, e'er I descend to th' grave, ™av I a small house and large garden have ! and a few friends, and many books, both true, both wise, and both delightful too ! and since Love ne'er will from me flee, a mistress... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 312 pagina’s
...crowd, and buz, and murmurings, Of this great hive, the city. Ah, yet, ere I descend to the' grave, May I a small house and large garden have ! And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too ! And, since love ne'er will from me flee, A mistress... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1827 - 548 pagina’s
...crowd, and buz, and murmurings Of this great hive, the city. " Ah ! yet, ere I descend to th' grave, May I a small house, and large garden have, And a few friends, and many bunks, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too ! And since love ne'er will from me flee, A mistress... | |
 | 1827 - 552 pagina’s
...crowd, and buz, and murmurings Of this great hive, the city. " Ah ! yet, ere I descend to th' grave, May I a small house, and large garden have, And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too ! And since love ne'er will from me flee, A mistress... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1827 - 554 pagina’s
...crowd, and buz, and murmurings Of this great hive, the city. " Ah ! yet, ere I descend to th' grave, May I a small house, and large garden have, And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too ! And since love ne'er will from me flee, A mistress... | |
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I descend to the grave May I a small house and large garden have; And a few friends, and many books, both true, Both wise, and both delightful too! 
